Holborn (London County Council constituency)

London County Council constituency

Holborn

Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created| 1889
Abolished| 1949
Member(s)| 2
Replaced by| Holborn and St Pancras South

Holborn was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

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Year | Name | Party | Name | Party

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1889 | Alfred Hoare  |  | Independent Progressive | Thomas William Maule  |  | Progressive
1892 | James Remnant |  | Moderate | Arthur Cowper Ranyard |  | Moderate
1895 | William Ward |  | Moderate
1898 | John Dickson-Poynder |  | Moderate
1901 | H. W. Bliss |  | Conservative | George Swinton |  | Conservative
1907 | Henry Lygon  |  | Municipal Reform | Ernest Wild |  | Municipal Reform
1910 | Robert Tasker |  | Municipal Reform
1914  | Henry Hugh Tasker  |  | Municipal Reform
1919 | Eustace Percy |  | Municipal Reform
1922 | George Harvey |  | Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker |  | Municipal Reform
1925 | Bracewell Smith |  | Municipal Reform
1928 | William George Burns  |  | Municipal Reform
1931 | Percy Hill  |  | Municipal Reform
1937 | Alfred Walter Scott  |  | Municipal Reform | Theodore Magnus Wechsler  |  | Municipal Reform

## Election results

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1889 London County Council election: Holborn[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent Progressive | Alfred Hoare | 1,436  |  |
| Progressive | Thomas William Maule | 975  |  |
| Progressive | John Patrick Murrough  | 749  |  |
| Independent | William Robert Smith  | 712  |  |
| Independent | Edward James Gardiner  | 671  |  |
| Independent | Walter Manningdale Blott  | 234  |  |
| Independent Progressive win (new seat)
| Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Holborn[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Moderate | Arthur Cowper Ranyard | 2,602  |  |
| Moderate | James Remnant | 2,545  |  |
| Independent Progressive | Alfred Hoare  | 2,173  |  |
| Independent Progressive | Frederick William Speaight  | 2,157  |  |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
| Moderate hold | Swing |  |

1895 London County Council election: Holborn[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Moderate | William Ward | 3,262  |  |
| Moderate | James Remnant | 3,255  |  |
| Progressive | R. Scott  | 1,683  |  |
| Progressive | H. J. Cohen  | 1,669  |  |
| Moderate hold | Swing |  |
| Moderate hold | Swing |  |
1898 London County Council election: Holborn[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Moderate | James Remnant | 3,117  |  |
| Moderate | John Dickson-Poynder | 3,011  |  |
| Progressive | Alfred Hoare  | 1,325  |  |
| Moderate hold | Swing |  |
| Moderate hold | Swing |  |
1901 London County Council election: Holborn[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | H. W. Bliss | 2,146  | 37.4  | −4.4
| Conservative | George Swinton | 2,135  | 37.2  | −3.2
| Progressive | Herman Cohen  | 1,464  | 25.5  | +7.7
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -7.6  |
1904 London County Council election: Holborn[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | H. W. Bliss | 2,670  |  |
| Conservative | George Swinton | 2,649  |  |
| Progressive | W. H. Ansell  | 1,241  |  |
| Progressive | Aubrey Goodes  | 1,169  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
1907 London County Council election: Holborn[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Ernest Wild | 4,524  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Henry Lygon | 4,030  |  |
| Progressive | H. Drysdale Woodcock  | 1,629  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1910 London County Council election: Holborn[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Henry Lygon | 3,324  | 35.0  |
| Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | 3,309  | 34.8  |
| Progressive | T. E. Morris  | 1,444  | 15.2  |
| Progressive | David Endacott  | 1,424  | 15.0  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1913 London County Council election: Holborn[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | 3,719  | 37.3  | +2.5
| Municipal Reform | Henry Lygon | 3,718  | 37.3  | +2.3
| Progressive | T. E. Morris  | 1,287  | 12.9  | −2.3
| Progressive | John Pascoe Elsden | 1,255  | 12.6  | −2.4
Majority | 2,431  | 24.4  | +4.8
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -2.3  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -2.5  |
1919 London County Council election: Holborn[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Henry Hugh Tasker | Unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
| Municipal Reform | Eustace Percy | Unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
1922 London County Council election: Holborn[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | 5,234  | 46.2  | n/a
| Municipal Reform | George Harvey | 5,143  | 45.4  | n/a
| Independent | H. Janner  | 947  | 8.4  | n/a
Majority | 4,196  | 37.0  | n/a
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
1925 London County Council election: Holborn[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | 2,956  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Bracewell Smith | 2,950  |  |
| Independent | Frances Wheeler-Smith  | 1,722  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1928 London County Council election: Holborn[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | 4,141  |  |
| Municipal Reform | William George Burns | 4,140  |  |
| Labour | R. W. H. Baker  | 1,049  |  |
| Labour | E. Howson  | 1,019  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1931 London County Council election: Holborn[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | 4,349  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Percy Hill | 4,333  |  |
| Labour | P. E. V. Hickinbottom  | 880  |  |
| Labour | Winifred Horrabin | 863  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1934 London County Council election: Holborn[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | 4,286  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Percy Hill | 4,251  |  |
| Labour | P. E. V. Hickinbottom  | 1,619  |  |
| Labour | S. Seufert  | 1,528  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1937 London County Council election: Holborn[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Alfred Walter Scott | 5,398  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Theodore Magnus Wechsler | 5,186  |  |
| Labour | George Cox  | 2,515  |  |
| Labour | P. E. A. Smith  | 2,367  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1946 London County Council election: Holborn[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alfred Walter Scott | 3,291  |  |
| Conservative | Theodore Magnus Wechsler | 3,279  |  |
| Labour | Iris Bonham-Pigg  | 2,656  |  |
| Labour | Ewart Culpin | 2,635  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
2. ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
3. ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
4. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
5. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
6. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
7. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
8. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913
9. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
10. ^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
11. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
12. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
13. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
14. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
15. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.

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Constituencies (1889–1919)|

* Battersea
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* Bethnal Green North East
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* Bow and Bromley
* Brixton
* Camberwell North
* Chelsea
* City of London
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* Peckham
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* St George's Hanover Square
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* St Pancras North
* St Pancras South
* St Pancras West
* Southwark West
* Stepney
* Strand
* Walworth
* Wandsworth
* Westminster
* Whitechapel
* Woolwich

Constituencies (1919–1949)|

* Balham and Tooting
* Battersea North
* Battersea South
* Bermondsey West
* Bethnal Green North East
* Bethnal Green South West
* Bow and Bromley
* Brixton
* Camberwell North
* Camberwell North West
* Chelsea
* City of London
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* Deptford
* Dulwich
* Finsbury
* Fulham East
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* Greenwich
* Hackney Central
* Hackney North
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* Hammersmith North
* Hammersmith South
* Hampstead
* Holborn
* Islington East
* Islington North
* Islington South
* Islington West
* Kennington
* Kensington North
* Kensington South
* Lambeth North
* Lewisham East
* Lewisham West
* Limehouse
* Mile End
* Norwood
* Paddington North
* Paddington South
* Peckham
* Poplar South
* Putney
* Rotherhithe
* St Marylebone
* St Pancras North
* St Pancras South East
* St Pancras South West
* Shoreditch
* Southwark Central
* Southwark North
* Southwark South East
* Stoke Newington
* Streatham
* Wandsworth Central
* Westminster Abbey
* Westminster St George's
* Whitechapel and St George's
* Woolwich East
* Woolwich West

Constituencies (1949–1964)|

* Barons Court (1955–1964)
* Battersea North
* Battersea South
* Bermondsey
* Bethnal Green
* Brixton
* Chelsea
* Cities of London and Westminster
* Clapham
* Deptford
* Dulwich
* Fulham (1955–1965)
* Fulham East (1949–1955)
* Fulham West (1949–1955)
* Greenwich
* Hackney Central (1955–1964)
* Hackney South (1949–1955)
* Hammersmith North
* Hammersmith South (1949–1955)
* Hampstead
* Holborn and St Pancras South
* Islington East
* Islington North
* Islington South West
* Kensington North
* Kensington South
* Lewisham North
* Lewisham South
* Lewisham West
* Norwood
* Paddington North
* Paddington South
* Peckham
* Poplar
* Putney
* St Marylebone
* St Pancras North
* Shoreditch and Finsbury
* Southwark
* Stepney
* Stoke Newington and Hackney North
* Streatham
* Vauxhall
* Wandsworth Central
* Woolwich East
* Woolwich West

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